Joseph Biles Anthony, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Biles Anthony

American politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1795

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1851

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joseph Biles Anthony (June 19, 1795 – January 10, 1851) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S.
House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1833 to 1837. Joseph Biles Anthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He attended public schools and Princeton College.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1830 to 1833.Anthony was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.
He was appointed judge of the ‘Nichelson court’, and engaged in the sale of titles to large tracts of lands in Pennsylvania.
He was elected president judge of the eighth district in 1844 and served until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Interment in Williamsport Cemetery.